This is a repost of the Facebook note I wrote at the beginning of the year. I love reposts. They’re warm.

I’ve no problem perpetuating the cliche of New Years resolutions. Taking a look back at the past year and thinking critically of what you’d like to change moving forward is a good personal task, and can be very difficult. Looking back at 2010 there’s no doubt that it was one of the greatest years ever. I had a great time with some of the greatest people I’ve known, and that’s not something I’m going to change for 2011. There are, however, some things I do want to change moving forward. Lets have a look.

1. Take better care of myself

I could have taken much better care of myself this past year, and moving forward into 2011 I’m going to do a much better job of it, body mind and spirit. This can encompass many things, from working out to reducing stress, but I’m bunching them all up together. The body is a temple, and it needs to be taken care of in many ways.

2. Be more financially responsible

Coming into 2011 I’m legitimately upset at the state of my expenses. I need to be much more conscious of that I do with my money. I’m working hard to focus on school this year, and part of that means not working two jobs and leaving myself with no time to take care of business, and I need to be more mindful of that. Working less means making less, and this year that’s going to mean spending less. A LOT less. I’m going to be making a much greater effort to keep track of my budget and make sure I’m not making unnecessary purchases. Sorry, Dave, I won’t be playing much poker for a while.

3. Do my best

This one is a little weird. But honestly, I don’t try very hard most of the time. I’m going to make a greater effort in 2011, school is one of the important things I need to do my best at and I’m glad I got off to a good start in September. Doing my best applies to everything though, at both the above mentioned goals, and anything I come across as the year goes on. No more half-assing, 2011 is going to see Steve running on more cylinders and doing his best all year long.

4. Keep organized

Here’s a holdover from last year. In 2010 I kept more organized than in 2009, but 2011 is going to see see further improvements, and it’s going to be a big part of making sure my other goals don’t get neglected.

5. Get to know myself

One of my resolutions from last year was to find someone to do everything in 2010 with. In many ways I found a lot of people do make that happen, but not in the way I was looking for. But over the course of 2010 I realized that it’s going to be hard to get to know someone who I want to get to know me if I’m not very sure of who I am to begin with. For 2011 I want to get to know myself better, and become more comfortable with who I am. It’s not about finding the best version of myself, but combining all the versions of myself into one person that I have a grasp on being. This one might be the most difficult of all, but I think that more than my other goals for 2011, it may be the most important and also most rewarding. And I’m sure there will be many people to come along on this journey with me.

So those are my resolutions for 2011. Of course there are other things I’d like to get done this year. I still want to travel, I still want to write, I still want to experience things. But above are what I’m considering the most boiled down resolutions I have, and by the time 2012 rolls around I hope to be and improved person, inside and out, and I’m sure I’ll resolve to improve upon what I’ll do this year.

I look forward to spending time with you all in 2011, there’s definitely some of you I want to see more. Until then, happy new year, lets all make it the best yet.

I remember being a kid and seeing a lot of different movies on TV, and watching home-taped VHS tapes that my dad made for me. I remember watching Beethoven 15 minutes at a time every morning before school when I was in early elementary. I remember renting Rock A Doodle Doo from Blockbuster, watching it so many times before it was due back that my dad connected two VCR’s together and copied the tape for me (Looking back, I think he’s one of my greatest influences when it comes to my skills of… Acquiring things) behind the original Batman movie he taped off of the Superchannel preview one holiday season, making a double-feature VHS for me. Movies like The Last Starfighter and The Navigator were a staple of the Family Channel holiday preview. I remember staying up late, hiding on the stairs, watching Star Trek. I remember seeing part of Star Wars on TV and asking my mom what movie it was. She told me what it was and was then shocked I didn’t know (She doesn’t remember this, but I sure do), then taking me to rent the original trology on VHS and watching through them all (almost in one sitting!) with me.

Indiana Jones. Jurrasic Park. The Jungle Book. 101 Dalmations. Ninja Turtles. WarGames.

There are a number of VHS tapes at my parents house that are barely watchable because I used them so much. A big collection of home-recorded movies (thanks dad), both from rentals and tv boradcast.

The movies we watch as kids shape the movies we love as adults. To this day, more than anything, I love adventure and science fiction. The thrill of adventure and the wonder of science fiction. My imagination was filled with possibilities.

I don’t remember how old I was at the time, and I really didn’t know what I had seen until I saw it again many years later as an adult, but I remember seeing part of a movie that was like nothing else. Glowing people inside a digital environment. I saw part of TRON, and it light up my mind like nothing else. I didn’t know what to think, I didn’t even know what I had seen. It wasn’t the whole movie, maybe only 30 minutes of it, but it was one of the most amazing things I’d ever seen. It’s a shame to say, but I only saw TRON for the first time in its entirety a few years ago, but it instantly went on my list of favourite movies alongside Star Wars and Shawshank. The sense of wonder in me it created is something that I’m not sure I can explain, but I’m sure many people can relate to. In hindsight, TRON helped spark an interest in computers and technology that permanently shaped who I am today. I think all of my friends would like to thank the producers for that inspiration.

Last night I saw TRON: Legacy, and it’s the closest thing I’ve seen that’s come close to creating that same sense of childlike wonder I experienced so long ago. Legacy is easily the most visually stunning movie I’ve seen in a long time, recaptured my imagination, and made me really hate reality. I absolutely loved seeing it, and would see it again in a heartbeat.

I’ll be the first to say I’ve got a terrible memory. Trying to think back at the movies that helped shape who I’ve grown to be is an impossible task, I’ll never think of them all. But as I watch old movies, I remember the ones I’ve seen and the ones I’ve loved. So many terrible movies from my childhood and I will watch over and over again. Nostalgia creates thick goggles, but I wouldn’t have it any other way.

And I’m curious, what movies do you remember from childhood really shaped your tastes and who you are now? I wish I could remember back through the fog of my mind, maybe you can do better.

And for anyone who’s wondering, a light cycle for Christmas would be radical.

In which he sits at home and wonders where to go and what to do. Not this evening or tomorrow or even on the weekend. In which he sits at home and wonders where to go and what to do, to assert himself and become great, or to stay at a level of being where he does not input more energy that it takes to walk. In which he sits at home and imagines what he may become, or what he may continue to be. In which he sits at home and hopes instead of taking action. In which he sits at home and wonders what could be and what has been. In which he sits at home and thinks of what has passed him by. In which he sits at home and has curiosity of the world around him which he has yet to explore. In which he sits at home and thinks of more reasons why he hasn’t done thing than there are thing he hasn’t done. In which he sits at home and thinks.

In which he sits at home.

As many of my friends already know, I’ve been doing a little diet experiment through the month of March. Well, there’s only three days left, so I’ll be trying to do a writup on it when it’s finished. I’ll say right now that it’s so far so good! I’ll have a full premis and outcome written up, with all of my misadventures and keen discoveries. Until then, ciaoabunga!

I’m taking this from the Facebook note I wrote yesterday and slapping it here for prosperity sake. Enjoy!

Well, it’s the new year, and I’m sure lots of people have made resolutions for 2010. One of my resolutions for this year is to be a lot more active, and get myself back to a practible level of fitness. I don’t want to run a marathon or lift obscene amounts of weight, I just want to be healthy and be able to do what I used to be able to do without hesitation; bike for more than 5 minutes, run for more than 2, and lift myself more than a foot. Biking and climbing were my bread and butter when I was a kid, and I want to get back to that.

So, I’m pledging to myself to be more active this year, and I’ve tried to come up with a little regime to be able to do that. I’ve wanted to start running again for a while now, and going climbing with Jill ans Ann and Dan the other day really brought that back into my mind, I forgot how much I liked climbing. Anyways, this is what I’ve come up with for myself.

I’m on campus 5 days a week, and I’ve been wasting away the PAC membership we all have this school year, so I’m going to try and use it every day.

Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays will be cardio and endurance training. Running, rowing, cycling, and maybe some low-weight lifting. I need to strengthen up my cardio system so my muscles can actually recouperate when I’m lifting my heavy self up. And as it stands right now, I get a kittle winded walking up the Arts ramp on campus, and that’s just not good.

Tuesdays and Thursdays are going to be strength days. I’ve never been into weight lifting, I don’t know how to target muscle groups, and I’ve always found watching myself in the mirror to be way to self indulgent and superficial for my tastes. So, with inspiration from Jill and Ann the other day, I want to use wall climbing as a full body strength and endurance training workout. I like it for two reasons; first, I’m kindof heavy right now, so lifing myself around will be a great form of natural resistance.
Second, I’m a big fan of practical exercise. I think focusing on one or two muscles at a time is a little silly, and not really all that helpful in the real world. Climbing not only works most of my body at once, but it works it in useful ways, ways I can actually use in the world. Also, it’s just down right fun.

I also want to start playing squash again, but I need a new squash partner. Graham isn’t going to school this year so i’m down an opponent. I can also use squash as one of my cardio/endurance days, lots of running involved. Plus it’s super fun, I think. Any kind of sport would be great, really.

Right now the only thing I need to do is take the climbing safety orientation at the PAC so I can start climbing at school, and maybe a partner to climb with would be handy too.

So that’s step one to a happier Steve in 2010, the rest of the steps will take a little more work, but hopefully they shape up well. Overall I’m really looking forward to this year, it started great and has been going strong ever since. I hope everyone is looking forward to a great year as well, and will help me keep the good times rolling.

Mood: happy 🙂
Listening to: Hot Hot Heat on Sirius Alt Nation [can’t find my Zune for work today 🙁 ]
State of mind: forward thinking and excited

Okay, so this one’ll be two days in one. Partly because I didn’t type anything up last night, and partly because there wasn’t a whole lot to write about, until the evening anyways. Yesterday we left Victoria at around 11, I think, and while we were waiting to board the ferry I checked Facebook, and noticed that Nick had written on our friend Eriks wall, saying he was going to be in Revelstoke. I didn’t have a whole lot to do while we waited so I was looking at my maps and realized we would be going right through Revelstoke! Now, I was at least a day behind on my Facebook updates reading, so I thought that Nick was going to be through Revelstoke the next day, and thought it would be really cool if we stopped in Revelstoke the same time Nick was passing though. After some logistical planning, we decided to drive straight through to Revelstoke that day, so we wouldn’t lose too much time getting to Calgary on Thursday. That’s when the ‘not much’ kinda took over. Got on the ferry. Took pictures on the Ferry. Got off the ferry. Oh, I played Star Wars Trilogy Arcade on the ferry, that was pretty sweet. But it was rather uneventful. We basically were just driving from there. I did some navigational awesomery to make sure we got on the Coquihalla this time, instead of going around it.

We pretty much drove in a strait line for a while, cell coverage going in and out the whole time. When we were a couple hours away from Revelstoke, I started trying to get ahold of Liz and Erik. All hail Facebook, I was able to get Liz’s number and start texting her to try and meet up with them in town. Ah, text tag. After a little bit of back and forth, we got at least a few things worked out, an extra phone number, and some awesome planned out. More strait lines… And then we were almost in Revelstoke! Got mom a hotel room at the hotel Liz works at, and the woman at the counter called her on the radio and then gave me the walkie, and I called Liz to the foyer, that was pretty funny. Got mom settled, got ahold of Erik and he and his friend, who was visiting him from Ontario, make their way to mom’s hotel room. Introductions ensued, and before long we were walking downtown to get some supper, we went to an Indian restaurant that also serves German food. Talk about a strange combination 😛 But it was really good. We took it back to the hotel room, and had to do a little improvising to get enough chairs set up for all of us. Sebastian and I constructed a bench out of two luggage racks and an ironing board. It actually worked really good, oddly enough. Again, goood food. I think I’m starting to grow a good liking to butter chicken.

After supper, we did some figuring and decided that I’d stay at Liz and Eriks for the night. It would give mom a chance to relax a bit, and give me a chance to hang out more, and let the former couch surfers become the couch surfed. Erik had to work during the night, he works the graveyard shift at the front desk of the super expensive hotel at the base of the ski hill, so I hung out with Liz and one of their friends, and Sebastien too when he got home again. We walked around town a bit, and tried checking out the meteor shower. Not much luck on my part, but Liz saw a few meteors in the sky. A good time was had. I think we got home and went to bed at around 3am, a big change from the rest of the trip so far, but it was a lot of fun. Erik got home at 7:30 the next morning, and we started getting out of bed at about 9ish. I’ll say this: Liz and Erik have a really comfy couch. It is to be tried. After some more morning hangouts and some pretty great nostalgic video game conversations, we headed back to mom’s hotel so we could check her out and get on the road again. We checked out at about 11, and decided to get some quick breakfast at Denny’s.

Quick breakfast at Denny’s is not what we got. I swear, it took an hour and a half to get breakfast at Denny’s from the time we got there to the time we were eating. Erik and I had several rounds of table Jenga, and by the time our food actually came, it was rather disheartening that it was pretty crappy. We weren’t exactly impressed. Long wait, poor food. Worse Denny’s ever. Avoid it. Plus it put us that much longer behind schedule. So after breakfast, lots of goodbyes were said, and on the road again we were. I think I skimped out on a lot of the details from the Revelstoke hangout, but I’m trying to get two days in this post. Let me just reinforce that it was awesome, and Erik and Liz rule. I hope they read that 😛 But on the road again we were. And it kinda sucked today. About 20 minutes out of Revelstoke, I lost all cell reception, and we hit construction. We were driving through construction from Revelstoke to Banff. It was supposed to take 5 hours, we left at about noonish. We didn’t get into Calgary until about 10 to 7 tonight. Construction all the way. You know what the worst part about being in a construction zone that long is? Not the slow and boring pace (That’s actually alright for picture taking), not how behind schedule you get, not anything related to that at all. There’s no place you can pull over and go to the bathroom. Anywhere. From Revelstoke to Banff. I’ll tell you this much, by the time we were able to stop in Banff, I was racing like a piss horse. Tabi warned me about the construction before Banff but I didn’t believe her, I guess I learned my lesson 😛

But after Banff the road got pretty good. And then it started raining. Pretty good too. I guess that’s my payback for saying to Tabi that at least it wasn’t raining when she had car trouble coming into Saskatoon last week. Karma… It wasn’t really all that bad, not once we hit the bathrooms, and it was a pretty straightforward drive to Calgary. The only problem is that the reason I wanted to get into Calgary at a decent time on Thursday was to try and hang out with Mike, but we didn’t actually start trying to work out hangouts until I was almost in the city. Hindsight is 20/20 though, we’ll put some actual effort into it next time. It sucks, but I guess it happens. So we got into Calgary, and after some re navigation (Sheila didn’t take us to the right adress for my Aunt and Uncle, so I had to get us to their house the old fashioned way), we arived safe and sound at Aunty Brenda and Uncle Michael’s house, just in time for some Chinese food.

And that’s more or less the last two days. I’m sure I’ll think of little tidbit stories as I talk to people, so ask me! For now it’s time to relax a bit, take a look at some computers (There’s always an issue for me to figure out wherever I go 😛 ), and get ready for tomorrow. Tabi and I are going to drive to Dumheller tomorrow, the weather is a little crappy for the Calgary Zoo, so dinosaurs will make a nice substitution. I need to empty my cameras and charge my batteries. Other then that, I’m going to try and get a good nights sleep, probaby on another couch. But oh well, this couch isn’t too bad. So I don’t mind too much. That’s all for now then, hopefully I’ll have some more awesome stories tomorrow to recall, I’m looking forward to the day. Tah tah for now.

Day three of our adventure, and we’re sitting in Victoria right now, visiting with Dode while I try to get onto the neighbour’s wi-fi. We visited the German Consulate today, and while we didn’t get as far as we thought we would in the process of getting the German passport, we didn’t really walk away empty handed. We got some good information, I think. The documents that mom brought with her don’t really get us anywhere, but we know exactly which ones we need now, and we’re also going to get mailed with a bunch more information with exactly what we’ll need from who. We also found out that Aunty Ariane (Opa’s sister in Germany) CAN make copies of the documents that she has, as long as she gets them made at the town hall and are officially notarized and all sorts of other big words. Right now I think the task for mom is to be able to prove German citizenship, then we can move on to the passport. They’re also going to check into things and make sure that it can be given to me and Collin in the first place, if it’s not then we won’t even bother. Hopefully it is though, I don’t know when I’d go to the EU to do anything, but it’s nice to have an easy option when it comes to hopping around. That and it’s cool. I also thought the German consulate was pretty neat too; it was like going into a little embassy. Which I guess it kind of is. Only one party is aloud to come in at a time, empty your pockets, a quick metal scan, no cell phones are to be turned on, all that sort of stuff. Tedious, but cool.

We took the Vancouver SkyTrain to and from the World Trade Centre where the consulate is located, which mom had never done before and thought was super awesome and cool. I’ve done it a couple times before when I was visiting Riley, so it wasn’t quite as new and amazing to me, but I think that it’s pretty cool too. There’s just something about railed transit that excites me. I guess that’s one thing I would really love about being in Europe. I wish we had some sort of railed transit in Saskatoon, but we’re just too small and poorly planned out for any such system to work. But I digress. We went to a French restaurant in a shopping centre just across the way from the World Trade Centre when we were done at the consulate, and that was probably one of the best lunches I’ve had in a really long time. I had some sort of savory crepe with black forest ham, roasted tomatoes, and a fresh greens and herb salad. If I could say something in French to describe it I certainly would. SO good. Mom had a crescent sandwich with fresh fried mushrooms, mozzarella, and a fried egg. Or something like that. She loved that. It also came with fresh made French vegetable soup, which was absolutely fantastic. I think it’s almost as good as the butternut squash soup I had at earls a couple years ago. People know what I’m talking about 😛 Hers also came with the same salad, which she liked as well.

I didn’t take as many pictures during that part of the day as I had been the day before, but there wasn’t a whole lot to take pictures of, honestly. I got a few shots of one of the gardens we were waiting near as Brian came to pick us up. When we were all finished we were picked up by Brian from the SkyTrain station near their place, packed up our things, and bid them farewell. We made our way to the ferry boarding, we forgot we were still set an hour ahead on all our clocks and couldn’t figure out why no one was driving on the ferry to board for 3 o’clock. Then we realized it was only 2. We felt silly. A quick tour of the tourist trap they’ve got at the docks, and we waited out the rest of the hour by watching YouTube videos on my phone. When we finally boarded the ferry and got moving, we headed outside and I took a whole bunch of photos of everything around us. There wasn’t any wildlife except for a seagull, but there was a good amount of scenery and sailboats for me to snap up. There are a few nice shots, nothing amazing. My lens got pretty wet pretty quick; it was raining pretty good almost the entire time. There was a crappy arcade on the ferry, the only things worth playing were Pac-Man and Metal Slug 6, both of which were full each time I walked by, I was more interested in taking pictures anyway.

When we finally got to Vancouver Island it was a pretty uneventful drive to Dode’s in Victoria. Once again, we were greeted with wide open arms and huge hugs. Dode told me to walk down to the liquour store down the street when she didn’t have any beer, and I wanted to see if I could find some Dude Beer while I’m in BC anyway. No such luck at this store, so I just got some Kilkenny. Chris says she knows exactly where I can get some though, and I’m planning on getting a bunch of it to bring back for everyone. Dode made us some really good supper, and we’ve basically been sitting and visiting since we got here. Well, I’ve been trying to break into the neighbour’s wi-fi, but mostly the visiting. I’m about to give up on the whole Internet thing. Dode doesn’t have a computer so she cancelled her Internet, so I might be up the creek tonight. It happens I guess. Tomorrow we’re going to bum around downtown, see sites, and check out a bunch of things. I think we’re going to the museum, looking for a teashop, looking for some sort of bug thing, and some other stuff I can’t think of right now. I’ll be sure to write all about it tomorrow. We’re leaving Victoria on Wednesday, and getting into Calgary on Thursday. I need to talk to Mike before then so we can work something out to try and meet up, and on Friday Tabi and I are going to try and check out the zoo if the weather is nice. If it isn’t we’re going to go to Tyrell. I
But this has gone on long enough, I wish I could just sit down and write my school papers like this. I’m signing off for now, hopefully I’ll be able to publish this tonight, but I’ve got a feeling it’s going to just sit in MSWord for a couple days instead.

P.S.; I find myself able to publish this tonight, over 4 hours after having written it. I’ve been trying to get into Dode’s neighbour’s wi-fi during this entire time. I actually started writing to distract myself from the task. I finally gave up, and right before going to bed, suggested to mom that I use the spare room and she use the couch since the couch seems more comfrotable than the pullout, and I’ll sleep longer and no one will wake me in here. Well, I lay down, turn off my phone tethering, and wouldn’t you know it, one of the networks I couldn’t pick up from the dining room (But was able to spot a total of 2 times during my searches) comes up with 80% signal in this room, and is an open network. Yeah… Goodnight everyone.

I haven’t updated in a while, and I actually have legitimate things to post about (Fathers day quad rally!), but I haven’t gotten around to it… But in the mean time, I wanted to share this awesome that I just stumbled upon on the Interwebs! Ahh, the power of Wiki!
There’s a band called Easy Star All-Stars, and according to the wonderful Pedia de Wiki, are “a reggae group who are signed to their own Easy Star record label, which is based in New York City.^[1] They specialize in covering popular albums in a reggae and dub style”. And they ROCK. I probably don’t look it, but I’m a sucker for reggae music. It puts me in an awesome mood. If I’m feeling down, there’s one thing that’s almost guaranteed to cheer me up. Some nice reggae. And I think this might have just become my go-to when it comes to picking myself out of the gutters. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band is one of my favourite albums… Evar. Now, imagine the awesome that is Sgt. Pepper, put it next to some reggae, and ask yourself; will it blend? *blender noises* FEW! Awesome smoke! Do breathe this! I swear, this is one of the greatest things I’ve ever listened to. Well, maybe not. But it’s putting me in such a great place right now. I really think everyone should check them out. This is their website, and this is a YouTube playlist of Easy Star’s Lonely Hearts Dub Band. Check them out. ASAP. This is going on my Zune right away.

That’s all for now. I think this is a good idea though, posting about the music I stumble upon and people introduce to me. I don’t know if this will become super regular, but I think it’s a good excuse to get out smaller, more frequent updates. I can only twitter so much!

Well this has been a long time coming, hasn’t it? (I’ve just now been asked if I’m updating my blog. That’s how unusual this has become). I suppose a lot of things have happened since I updated last. Obviously I haven’t updated as often as I intended to do. I still want to try and get into that swing of things. It’s hard to say what’s happened between then and now, I’m sure there has been quite a lot. Too much to try and recap. I’ll try and stick with some current events then.

Haha! I had you all fooled didn’t I! I’m not dead (yet)! Though I have been having some strange dreams… But that’s beside the point. HERE is the point!

I’m going to start posting again! Woot! So here’s the plan: I’m going to try and update every Friday. Try and recap the week prior, go over that weeks comics (At least I’m a cute geek). And if I’ve picked up a new game (Which rarely happens), I’ll let you know what I think of it. And music too. I guess anything new that I come across, really.

Which brings us to this picture here. This is Kyle Hyde (Nice name, eh?). Kyle Hyde is an ex New York cop in 1979. Now he’s a travelling salesmen who seems to locate lost items for his boss as a side job. He’s the main antagonist of a new game I picked up, Hotel Dusk: Room 215. Hotel Dusk is an adventure game for the Nintendo DS. I think it came out earlier this year, but I’ve just picked it up last week. The story centres around Kyle Hyde as he stays at Hotel Dusk, in room 215, a room with a history; it grants wishes. Or so he’s told. Hotel Dusk is a mystery adventure, akin to games like Broken Sword or Sam and Max (Though without the nonsensical humour that Sam and Max are pivotally known for). Hotel Dusk is divided into chapters. I’m not sure yet how many chapters there are, but I’ve just started Chapter 2. Thus far, Hotel Dusk is full of charm, colourful characters, and a rich environment. Like any good adventure game, everyone has a story. From the hotel owner, Dunning Smith, the maid, Rosa Fox, and even the bellhop, Louis DeNonno (who has a bit of a history with Kyle), everyone has a story to share, all you have to do is lend them your ear. There are many more characters than these, I’ve encountered twelve already, and each is very distinct from the last, and none of them give the impression of existing just for the sake of having a large cast.
Gameplay is very reminiscent of older style adventure games, but updated to take advantage of the unique features of the DS. On the touch screen, you are given a map view of your present area, and on the other screen you see your current location from a first person perspective. Movement is handled with either the touch screen or the control pad, and when inspecting items the interface is extremely intuitive and resembles playing an adventure game with a mouse, just like when we were kids.
The music is rich and appropriate for the situation that it conveys, and never seems repetitive or out of place. Graphically speaking, the art direction is utterly fantastic, in my opinion. The 3D renderings are top notch for something on the DS, and the art direction of the characters is extremely unique and gorgeous, featuring rotoscoped actors and suburb animation. Menus are easy to navigate, and you can always tell what you’re looking at without having to consult the manual or try and figure out exactly what it is you’re looking at before you think of how to use it.
Like any good adventure game, Hotel Dusk features a number of puzzles to progress through the story. I’ve played a few adventure games in my time, and there have been quite a number that feature very illogical puzzle solutions that I can never imagine myself finding the solutions for. Thus is not the case with Hotel Dusk, with each puzzle I’ve encountered making perfect sense for its solution. I appreciate that (I don’t want to have to figure out that I should dismantle the candle stick so I can build a new curtain rod so I can put the curtains back up because I needed the actual curtain rod to use as a lever to lift a box and didn’t want to not have curtains as to not raise suspicion, that’s just asinine).
I’ve only put a couple of hours into Hotel Dusk, and so far I’m really enjoying myself. I can see myself becoming very engrossed with this one, much like I did with the original Broken Sword, something that hasn’t happened for quite a while. I’ll keep you updated as I progress through it, and share my final impressions once I’ve made my way to the end.

That’s about it for now, so untill next time I’ll leave you with the following completely errelevant statement that will make absolutely no sense to anyone: Pie glows past the painful hazard. Cake complements pie next to the dedicated diner. Cake camps! The overwhelmed nightmare profiles the paragraph. Whatever shot strains behind a pub! Pie expects cake.